CPE Catalog & Events
Staff Retention Keep the Best People
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Online
3.00 Credits
Member Price: $129
Remote workforce Employee retention Staff turnover
Guide to Preparing Form 1041 for Estates and Trusts
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Current rates and brackets Calculating a trust's AGI Filing requirements, deadlines and penalties 3.8% Medicare surtax on net investment income (NII) Simple vs. complex trusts Grantor Trusts: Four options to report activity Section 643 (g) Election Taxable income of trusts, estate and beneficiaries
The Original Secure Act and Secure Act 2.0 Retirement Planning Strategies
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Mandatory Automatic Enrollment Credit For Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs Enhancement Of The Saver’s Credit Increase In Starting Age For RMDs Indexing IRA Catch-Up Higher Catch-Up Limit Age 61, 62, 63, And 64 Student Loan Payments As Elective Deferrals For Matching Contributions Start Up Credit Costs For Employers Joining An Existing Plan Financial Incentives For Contributing To a Plan Withdrawals For Certain Emergency Expenses SIMPLE Plan changes Starter 401(K) Plans Sec 529 Plan To Roth Rollovers Emergency Savings Accounts Enhancement of 403(B) Plans Qualified Charitable Distributions to Split Interest Entity Retirement Savings Lost and Found
The Controller Function - Inventory Part 2 - Valuation, Inventory Methods and Inventory Fraud
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $79
Accounting Finance Procurement Inventory
August 2025 AI Update: ChatGPT, Prompt Query & What's Coming
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Online
1.50 Credits
Member Price: $55
Recent changes in major AI languages and their uses New developments in chatbot and prompt query tools for CPAs Major AI breakthroughs in the past 6 months Recommended AI tools for CPAs
AI Privacy, Security, and Compliance Masterclass
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: What is AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC)?Why AI Security, Privacy and Compliance (AISPC) is Increasingly Important for AccountantsAISPC Policy Best PracticesKey Tactical Questions for Addressing Data Security and PrivacyOpenAI and Compliance with Government RegulationsOpenAI and Two-Factor AuthenticationOther OpenAI Security, Privacy and Compliance ConsiderationsBest Practices for Secure Data Sharing with GPT How to Create a GenAI and ChatGPT Usage Policy for Your OperationsGeneral AI Policy Do’s and Don’tsAI Copyright Compliance & Protection GuideDeepfakes and Synthetic Media: A New Frontier for Fraud and MisinformationFrom Financial Oversight to AI Governance: The Sarbanes-Oxley Legacy and Accountants' New Frontier in AI Security, Privacy, Compliance and EthicsKey Takeaways
Single Audit Requirements for California Non-federal Entities 25-26
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
Review of state law nonprofit audit requirements. Unique Single Audit requirements for California charitable corporations.
Fraud Busters: Controls to Prevent & Detect Fraud
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Fraud motivators - the fraud triangle, typical profiles of fraud perpetratorsRevisiting the basics of controls - design vs effectiveness, preventative vs. detectiveEntity-wide controls and how they can assist in fraud deterrenceSpecific fraud types and the controls that could prevent and detect them
Ethics Case Studies: Remaining Ethical in the Age of Oversharing
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Risks Associated with Social MediaSections of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct That Might Be Violated Using Social MediaCase Study Discussions
Operations Level Internal Control
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics covered in this course include:An overview of controls that drive proceduresConsiderations for procedural control developmentUnderstanding and controlling risk that arises when organizations change
Will Your Ethics Be Burned by Burnout?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Explore the effects of crisis and burnout on ethical decision-makingDefine the stressors, pressures, and biases that can lead good people to make less than optimal choicesDiscuss ways to offset the pressures, ways to reduce stress on ourselves and on our team, and ways to support our teamsLearn how to recognize when an individual or an organization is heading in the wrong direction and how to stop sliding down the slippery slope
Tech It to the Next Level: Slim Your Team for Max Efficiency
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:How to leverage tech and automation to fill workflow gaps, How to build a strong tech stack, and connect tools seamlessly.How one proven tech stack replaced more than half a traditional team while improving client satisfaction and reducing overhead.
PowerPoint: Tips & Tricks for Today's Accountant
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $109
Exploration of tabs within PowerPoint’s ribbon Initial creation of a slide deck Using slide masters Utilization of external content SmartArt Alignments and layouts Tips and tricks for efficiency Best practices for effective presentation delivery Other creative uses for PowerPoint
Exploring the New Lease Accounting Standard
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:What is a lease?Recognition and measurement of lease assets and liabilities Impact on lessors and lesseesDisclosures and transition rulesEffective dates
Surgent's Guide to Partner Capital Account Reporting
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
How a partner’s outside basis and capital account differ Reconciling Schedule M-2 Form 1065 with Partnership K-1 Schedule L IRS requirement to report partner tax basis on the transactional approach Implications if a capital account is negative Deficit restoration accounts and qualified income offsets Modified outside basis method and modified previously taxed capital method Determining a partner’s beginning capital account Beginning capital account for partnerships and partners consistently reporting on the tax basis The two types of adjustments under 754 and how 743 and 734 require different capital account presentations
Surgent's Four Tiers of Loss Limitations: A Guide to the Rules for Pass-Through Entities
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Tier 1: Basis limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners Tier 2: Section 465 at-risk limitations for S corporation shareholders and partners, including the impact of debt, indemnities, guarantees, and shareholder/partner agreements Tier 3: Section 469 passive loss limitations and exceptions to the limitations Tier 4: The excess business loss limitation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (new §461(l)), American Rescue Plan Act, and Inflation Reduction Act
Unlock the Power of AI with Copilot in Excel
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction to Copilot in ExcelAutomating Tasks and Enhancing ProductivityAdvanced Data Insights with Copilot
The Radar Phenomenon
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Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $59
Internal Controls Fraud Prevention Fraud Investigation
Grading Your Auditors - Are You Getting the Most Value?
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Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Limitations in roles and responsibilities an auditor can accept without impairing independenceAssessing the strength of your auditor's ability to think critically, strategically, and creatively in appropriate circumstancesEvaluating your auditor's time and project management stillsGrading your auditor's communication and interpersonal skills, in exceeding your expectations on an audit
Critical "Soft" Skills for CFOs and Controllers
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Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $159
Tips for being a balanced leader-manager Adapting to various personality styles Tips for coaching millennials and beyond Best practices for managing organizational change